.BenFordham on Labor’s target of 50 per cent of new car sales to be electric vehicles by 2030: It’s thrown up more questions than answers, that’s for sure. MORE: thekennyreport
No matter how much money he promises to spend or how many schemes he puts in place to reduce emissions, Bill Shorten cannot change the climate, says Chris Kenny.
The Sky News host has called out the Opposition Leader for his ‘nonsensical’ climate action plan and its ‘fantastical claims’ that are going to hurt the taxpayer. Mr Shorten says the cost of inaction on climate change will be more natural disasters, with the cost of disasters in Australia in 2018 coming to $18 billion. If elected, the Labor Party plans to cut emissions by 45 per cent by 2030 and reach a 50 per cent renewable energy target by 2050.
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